Entertainment History: Bee Gees Make American Debut in 1968

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Posted: Sun 1:31 AM, Mar 17, 2013

On March 17 - In 1961 the live country program "Five Star Jubilee" premiered on NBC. It took its name from the five stars who rotated as hosts. In 1962, The Shirelles' single "Soldier Boy" was released. In 1968, The Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The brothers sang "To Love Somebody" and "Words." In 1982, the leader of The Capitols, Samuel George, was stabbed to death in Detroit during an argument. The group is known for the hit "Cool Jerk." In 1993, actress Helen Hayes died at age 92 in Nyack, New York, following a battle with heart problems. In 2004, Courtney Love was arrested for allegedly throwing a microphone stand at a member of the audience at a show in New York. Earlier that day, she had appeared on David Letterman's show and flashed him six times. In 2005, rapper Lil' Kim was convicted of lying to a grand jury regarding a shooting outside a New York radio station. In 2010, singer Alex Chilton of The Box Tops and of Big Star died in New Orleans after suffering heart problems. He was 59.

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